The actor, who recently collapsed on stage yet returned to finish the show, pulls out of production after 11 performancesBrian Blessed has withdrawn from the production of King Lear at Holy Trinity Church in Guildford. The show opened on 17 January 2015 and made headlines after a preview in which the 78-year-old actor collapsed on stage shortly after speaking his first lines, yet managed to return to finish the epic …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:30AM on January 30, 2015